Pelicans face double dilemma in potential Brandon Ingram trade

Finding a place where New Orleans can send Ingram’s $36 million salary and profit while reducing his salary – the Pelicans are currently subject to the luxury tax for the first time and are not in danger of staying there – is difficult enough. But finding a deal with a team that Ingram will be comfortable signing a new contract with has also stalled negotiations, according to sources.

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Brandon Ingram is one of several high-earning players in recent years who have resorted to changing agents to deal with possible contract or business situations. LaVine, who requested a trade last season, is one of them. Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks, who is eligible for an extension next summer, is another, although the Hawks have not actively sought to trade Young. Julius Randle of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who will be a free agent next summer after a shocking trade during training camp, left his agent and then returned during his current contract. “At some point,” one general manager told ESPN, “you might see one of these guys get traded for another.” -via ESPN / November 29, 2024

Speaking of the Pelicans, over the past two weeks, Williamson and Brandon Ingram have left their respective longtime agents and are in the process of signing with new ones. Unlike Williamson, who is under a long-term contract, Ingram and New Orleans are at an impasse heading into his unrestricted free agency next summer. Sources told ESPN that the two sides could not agree on a contract extension and that trade talks since last summer had failed to align. Finding a place where New Orleans can send Ingram’s $36 million salary and profit while reducing his salary – the Pelicans are currently subject to the luxury tax for the first time and are not in danger of staying there – is difficult enough. But finding a deal with a team that Ingram will be comfortable signing a new contract with has also stalled negotiations, according to sources. -via ESPN / November 29, 2024

Jim Eichenhofer: Trey Murphy and Brandon Ingram are out against Toronto. Jordan Hawkins is a playing time decision –via Twitter @Jim_Eichenhofer / November 27, 2024

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